“These failures disproportionately impact Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Bengali, and Arabic-speaking communities, with Spanish-speaking students representing 67 percent of all ELLs,” said the Comptroller’s office. New York City Public Schools disputes…
Over the last eight months in New York State alone, local law enforcement agencies have signed nine partnership agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the federal 287(g) program,…
After an appeals court ruled the mayor must implement a package of bills expanding eligibility for CityFHEPS housing vouchers, the Adams administration asked the court for permission to appeal the…
The City Planning Commission approved a plan Wednesday to rezone a 54-block swath of the Queens waterfront neighborhood, to spur an estimated 15,000 new apartments over the next decade. Take…
Public school buildings, many of which are an average of 75 years old, grapple with mold, leaks, antiquated heating and cooling systems and poor ventilation, environmental advocates argued at a…
A new report by the Natural Areas Conservancy is the first to quantify the stormwater capture capacity of the city’s forests, wetlands, and grasslands—helping prevent untreated sewage from overflowing into…
City Limits combed through city government and non-profit documents and spoke to experts to get their take on what renters can do if they’re struggling, or facing the threat of…
New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation has already rejected the permits needed to bring the pipeline to life three times, saying previously that the project would “disturb sensitive habitats” and…
As the Trump administration ramps up its deportation efforts through courthouse arrests, more migrant youth—many of whom are, or were recently, living in city shelters—are seeking guidance on how to…
After a judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing the city from immediately eliminating an incentive that pays landlords to hold vacant units for CityFHEPs voucher holders, the city decided…
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